More Photos from 11/21

vs CAL

vs Trinity

vs Tates Creek

November 21 @ CAL

Thanks to Mrs. Johnson for sharing her photos with the team.

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Updates -

Spirit Wear order forms are on the wiki - orders are due by October 30. Helmets are in, bring a check to practice to pick up your helmet.

remember to sign up for the Turkeyshoot @ Centre and the November 15 tournament at CAL. All on the wiki -

Stickhead 7 on 7

It was a busy weekend with an early start at the pancake breakfast at Applebees in Middletown. Players left early to make their first game at Champions Park on River Road. What a mud pit! -there were several times the goalies had to pick the ball up to continue play. We had a great end to the weekend with the team picnic on Sunday afternoon. Thanks to all of the parents that made the weekend possible, and to the coaches for all of their time.

Where's Thomas?

From me:

From Mr. Wade:

Updates for the upcoming week... 10/10 - 10/18

We have a lot of things coming up this week:

Returning players ... sell your tickets for the pancake breakfast.  WHAS11 will be announcing the breakfast and Reed Yadon will broadcast from Applebees on Saturday morning.  All new players are more than welcome to join us.

The Stickhead 7 on 7 is next Saturday too.

Our team picnic is next Sunday.  Please RSVP on the wiki so we know our numbers.  If you didn't receive an invitation in the mail - please take a moment to update your contact information on the wiki - both players and parents.  Players - bring your equipment and come early for a little throw around time - 

Don't forget that Mr. Wade and Coach Lee are forming an ACT study group.  Sign up on the wiki.

Any questions?  Please e-mail manuallax@gmail.com

Ohio State 7 on 7

Thanks to all of the parents and players that traveled to Ohio State for a day of lacrosse - and to Coach Clifford for making the trip too -

Not only did the boys get several games in, but they got to watch some great games.

Our day started on turf, and then we were moved inside to the The Woody Hayes Athletic Center. The facility is one of the best indoor facilities of its kind in college athletics. It contains an indoor field which is 400 feet long, 220 feet wide and 65 feet high and is covered by All-Pro Turf. What an experience for the team. We finished the day with two games outside.

The first slide show is from Scott Wade - the second one is mine.

Bats Fun -

Thanks to the Blums for hosting a night for returning players at the Bats game. It was a great turnout on such a beautiful night. Hamburgers, Hot Dogs and an Ice Cream Sundae Bar... a team ride on the Merry-Go-Round... thanks for the get-together -

From Sam Salzman -

-I am organizing a large lacrosse 4 on 4 tournament at River City Indoor on Saturday August 8th from 11-2. This is a fundraiser for a local toddler that was diagnosed with Progeria - rapid aging disease. There will be sign up sheets at Stickhead and RiverCity. It costs 20$ per person to partake. Also there is a silent auction with:
· Matt Alrich signed Boston Cannons jersey
· 2010 4-pack Boston Cannons VIP Tickets
· Kevin Leveille signed Chicago Machine helmet, gloves and jersey
· 2010 4-pack Chicago Machine VIP Tickets
· STX Golf Putter

Get a team together of 3 people and try to get a goalie for your 4th player (if you don't have a goalie, hector the rejector will be provided for you). The prizes for the winning team will be either a brand new head or shaft courtesy of Stickhead Lacrosse.

Get the word out to everyone you can!

In the news...

Addison Sears, his mom and Coach Clifford participated in 'Triple Play' ,an article in VYPE magazine. Addison answered 10 questions - the other two tried to 'guess' his answers. To see how everyone did - check out the on-line version. Personally I don't think Addison knows himself as well as his mother does... or he didn't predict her answers very well.

River City Indoor League

There will be a second session starting August 7. You can find registration information at River City Sports Arena.

Taking one for the team...

... BlueGrass Bats and Team Stickhead met again at Gait Cup. Sam (orange) took a shot at the goal - but Addison stopped the shot.

Tom Sawyer Summer League

Players, Coaches and Alums -
Can you find the Rams?

Where are you playing this summer?

Four team members are playing on competitive lacrosse teams.  Sam Salzman, Patrick Evans and Stuart McClean are playing for Team Stickhead orange and green teams. Addison Sears is playing for the BlueGrass Bats.

Both teams played in the Lax-N-Nati tournament this past weekend.  Team Stickhead beat the Bats by a point on Saturday.  The two teams met again Sunday morning in the semi-finals, with the Bluegrass Bats winning in double overtime.  All four players looked great in their games.  Both Stickhead and the Bats are playing in the Gait Cup next week - look for more pictures.  If you are interested in seeing more of the Bats vs Stickhead games - visit the Bats blog.

MS Summer Camp

   


Boys from 9 different schools participated in camp this week - thanks to the players that stopped by to help - 

Summer Play

Where are you playing this summer?

Group Photo

Thanks Mr. Burnette for grabbing the portrait... my battery died at the wrong time. The original color is on the slide show in an earlier post.

From Boys vs Girls

Tuesday Training

Coach Clifford sent this out:
Swag is a world class runner that owns a running store in Louisville. He offers free track sessions throughout the summer. I encourage all players to attend these sessions to keep in shape, and learn some ways to train themselves to become faster athletes. If you cannot make the running sessions, you can use the schedule to help you train yourself on your own.

The schedule is:
The group meets 7:00 p.m. at Iroquois High School every Tuesday (weather permitting). All ages and abilities welcome. Refreshments provided.

* June 2- 8 X 300
* June 9- 4 X 400, 4 X 200
* June 16- IHR Pizza pig-out run, meet at the park for a 5k run with pizza and drinks after the race.
* June 23- 2 X 600, 2 X 400, 2 X 300, 2 X 200
* June 30- 8 X 400


You can also find the schedule at the store website:
http://www.swagssportshoes.com/index.html

Don't Hit! Don't Pass!

Boys played the Girls on Monday afternoon at Seneca field. Now we know what a 'draw' is. New rules to learn.

Sunday Nights

Coach Clifford has been inviting players to the games at the practice field. Players include adult, college and high school players. Two Rams showed up last Sunday -

Congratulations!

Sam Salzman and Addison Sears were selected to the 2009 Kentucky Lacrosse Association All-State team! The boys were honored at the Championship Game at Trinity HS. And what a game it was...

Favorite Photos

Thanks for a great season!

Coach

This photo was in the May 09 issue of Kentucky Teacher

Quarterfinals - May 11

Summer Lacrosse Opportunities

Depending on your level of play - there are several opportunities to continue playing lacrosse after our season is over.  If you have any questions about any of them - let me know.

Our summer camp is June 22 - June 24 - this is one of our fundraisers, please help support the team. Summer Camp

Stickhead sponsors a summer league - you can find more information at stickheadusa.com - boys/men play on Wednesday nights starting June 17.  Summer League

River City Sports Arena is also starting indoor lacrosse leagues.  They are located on Westport Road near Tinseltown.  Play begins May 29.

For those of you interested  - there are two traveling teams.  Both have tryouts next weekend.   The Bluegrass Bats were established last year to offer players the chance to travel out of state for several tournaments.   They have three tournaments scheduled for this summer - including the Gait Cup.  Tryouts are Saturday, May 16 1-4 (sign in starts at noon).  You can find out more at Bluegrass Bats

Team Stickhead is forming this summer.  Tryouts are Sunday, May 17 and Monday May 18.  There is a $15 tryout fee, if you tryout both days (optional) you only pay the fee once.  They are committed to the Gait Cup and have other tournaments under consideration.  More information at Team Stickhead

Playoffs - first round

After several changes (you have to love the DEAN) due to weather, we ended up playing Christian Academy at South Oldham. I don't know how it happened, but it ended up being a beautiful day for a game. Personally I age a little bit each time we play it so close -

Varstiy vs Dunbar

Varsity vs CAL

Varsity vs Eastern

 
Our cheering section.

Senior NIght

Honoring our seniors:

#27 Alex Gruner

#4 Trevor Davis

#23 Wes Becker

#50 Miles Reynolds

#20 Zac Wolf

Thanks to all of the parents that helped with senior night - after high winds and some rain it ended up being a nice evening. Thanks to Robin Gamez and her family for the pizzas after the game.

Varsity vs, Oldham

It was a beautiful night - and a physical game. Congratulations on the win.

Face-Offs

I have taken some of the face-offs from recent games and put them in their own slide show -

Varsity vs Henry Clay

Less than 48 hours after freezing rain - it was hot, hot, hot..

Ouch

JV vs Trinity

Tough loss in overtime - but a great game -

Great Hit

From Manual vs North Oldham

Manual vs North Oldham

I was expecting sunny and warm. It was cold and raining - but they were still great games!

April 18 - Covington Catholic

Varsity

JV

JV vs Eastern -

Updates and changes for 4/25

E-mails have been sent out - but as a reminder:
Dunbar has been rescheduled for Monday 4/20.
Saturday, April 25 -lots going on. The varsity game time was changed to 5:00 so pictures will be moved to 2:30. Senior recognition will be before the game.
JV had a game added to the schedule. They will play Trinity following the varsity game.

Alex Gruner - #27

Look closely - he scores.

Varsity vs Male

A tough loss in overtime -

Varsity/JV vs Tates Creek

Great day -
Varsity

JV

Varsity vs Trinity

Captured in Miniature

                      

Practice -

Varsity vs KCD

New Photos - thanks to Mr. Burnette

Mr. Burnette is sharing his photos with us, almost 1000 photos in all. Please visit the links below:

JV vs KCD

V vs KCD

V vs Ballard

Icebreaker

Stats Volunteers

Any parents that volunteer to do stats need to read:

stats responsibilities

New to Lacrosse?

Terms, fouls, penalties, regulations, positions, referee signals... more than you may want to know. Visit USLacrosse to learn more about the game. I've also posted some information on the team wiki page -

Manual Boys Lacrosse Summer Camp 09

Forms for Manual Boys Lacrosse Summer Camp 09 are now available. Sign up early - camp will be held in June.
Middle School Camp - (rising 5th - 8th graders) Monday 6/18 - Wednesday 6/17... 9am - 1pm
High School Camp - (rising 9th - 12th graders) Thursday 6/18 - Saturday 6/20... 9am - 1pm
Photo Release

March 20... Manual vs Ballard

A great night for lacrosse -

Icebreaker 09

A little cold, a little rainy -

Timer Responsibilities

Please check out the timer responsibilities -

Tent and Banner

Thanks to the Haffler's for donating a tent and banner to the team. The Haffler's are the parents of Trent and Tyler ('08) - we love it!

From Icebreaker

Scrimmage 3.09

What a beautiful day for lacrosse! Hard to believe it was so cold on Monday and in the 70s on Saturday.

Roster 09

I will work on adding the roster to the side - for now you can scroll through the list -

Plant A Seed for the Manual Track

Please help support FAST as they work towards restoring the track:

Kellogg's Frosted Flakes is having a contest called "Plant A Seed." You may have seen it on one of the Superbowl adds this year. During phase one of the contest, people from across the nation nominate a sports field or running track (or "plant a seed") that needs to be made over. Phase 2 narrows the nominees to 100 fields, and in Phase 3, 30 fields are chosen to receive a $15,000 donation to go towards the restoration of the field.

Here's where you come in. This year, I nominated our running track, and during phase one, which lasts until March 31, you can go to the following link and click "support this field." Please tell everyone you know about this as the more support we have, the better chance we have of making the first cut. You can also add comments and view our pictures and video. On May 1st, people can vote to decide the final 30.

Here is the link to our field: http://www.frostedflakes.com/PLANT-A-SEED/FIELD/73870/FIELD.ASPX. Unfortunately, for some reason, if you use Internet Explorer, this link will not work. However, Google Chrome and Firefox work, and any other web browser should work.

Please support our field and tell everyone you know about it. If you have any questions, you can email me offline at tapdancer16@insightbb.com or check out the information on the Frosted Flakes site.

Thank you so much,
Cristin Palmer

Shooter Shirts for 09

If you are interested in a shooter shirt please place your order Saturday - either at the pancake breakfast or the scrimmage -
shirts are worn to school on game day -

Shooter Shirts

Wiki Wiki

"Wiki" (/wiːkiː/) is a Hawaiian word for "fast" - and volunteer sign up spots are going fast on our wiki page. Information on how to access the page went out this week. It is a very simple way to sign up. The pages will be locked on Friday and hard copies will be at the pancake breakfast.
Please remember that everything needs to be updated, paid and turned in before you get your uniform.
Scrimmage and yearbook picture on Saturday -
Thanks

Updates 2/16

We have a lot going on this week - please check all e-mails. Directions for signing up for DEAN alerts have been e-mailed. Most of the players have registered, parents if you need information on signing up please e-mail. Changes in practices and games as well as reminders can be sent through the system. You can choose e-mails, text, and/or phone calls for each category.
The pancake breakfast is Saturday - information about uniforms has been e-mailed out, please visit the wiki page (linked in the e-mail) to sign up to work at the games.
Ellen

And the fun begins - 09

Pancake Breakfasts

Our second pancake breakfast is coming up February 21, with a team scrimmage to follow that afternoon.

This is a great fundraiser for the team - please join us for a delicious stack of pancakes served with a smile.

Summer Lacrosse Camp 08

Manual MS LAX Camp 08

Thanks to Coach Lee for these great photos from summer camp.  Click on the photo above to see the entire album.

      

This one is my favorite - hard to imagine now, but it was hot that week!